Vitarum auctio
Translated by Austin Morris Harmon
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ZEUS (To an attendant.) You arrange the benches and make the place ready for the men that are coming. (To another avrenpant.) You bring on the philosophies and put them in line; but first groom them up, so that they will look well and will attract as many as possible. (Zo nErmeEs.) You, Hermes, be crier and call them together.
HERMES Under the blessing of Heaven, let the buyers now appear at the sales-room. We shall put up for sale philosophies of every type and all manner of creeds; and if anyone is unable to pay cash, he is to name a surety and pay next year.
ZEUS Many are gathering, so we must avoid wasting time and delaying them. Let us begin the sale, then.
HERMES Which do you want us to bring on first?
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